A Fort Jennings man, accused of drowning his 13-month-old son, tells the court his medications made him kill. The new trial for Michael Luebrecht began in Putnam County. It comes after Luebrecht withdrew his guilty plea for aggravated murder relating to the death of his son in 2005. In 2006, …

Christopher A. Jinkins, 39 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 as the result of an automobile accident near Edgerton. Chris was born July 13, 1978, in Bryan, the son of Duane Darrow and Denise Jinkins. He was a 1997 graduate of Bryan High School, and went on …

Walter J. Bowser, age 91, of Wauseon, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2018, at Heartland of Wauseon. Prior to his retirement he had been a carpet salesman. Walter was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, on October 7, 1926, the son of Walter and Harriett (Parkhill) Bowser. On June 12, 1948, …

Ohio’s six-week tax amnesty period is underway, giving taxpayers with unreported or underreported tax debts an opportunity to pay a reduced amount of interest and avoid owing further penalties, if they settle up. The state Department of Taxation is accepting applications for the amnesty program for residents and businesses until …

An Ohio prison unit housing about 430 inmates will be closed, the inmates moved elsewhere and employees offered jobs at other prisons. Officials made the announcement on Tuesday. Inmates will be transferred from Hocking Correctional by the end of March. The prison unit is Ohio’s most expensive, costing $65 a …

A veteran Ohio politician calls for the creation of a special state fund to help counties boost employment, fight opioid abuse and cover basic expenses. Any of the state’s 88 counties, large or small, would be eligible to draw from the equalization fund proposed by republican, Gene Krebs. Krebs says …

The federal government says four more alleged members and associates of the MS-13 gang have been charged in Ohio. Prosecutors add a federal grand jury charged the four for extortion, money laundering and drug dealing. Federal authorities say one of the four has been deported, one is a fugitive and …

Rosezella A. Gaff, age 88, of Monroe, Michigan, formerly of Grass Lake, Michigan, and Delta, Ohio passed away peacefully, Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at the Monroe Promedica, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 18, 1929 to Albert and Opal (Osterhout) Layman in Delta, Ohio. Rosezella married …

Jerry L. Fox, age 63, of Edon, Ohio, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by family, at 10:05 P.M. on Monday, January 1, 2018, after a brief illness. Jerry was a 1972 graduate of Edon High School and was employed in various positions in the county, including the Williams …

Phyllis J. DeGroff Vergith, age 90, of Defiance, Ohio formerly of Leesburg, FL., passed away Monday, January 01, 2018 in Kingsbury Place, Defiance, Ohio. She was born December 26, 1927 in Springfield Township to the late Alfred F. and Alta M. (Garber) Nofziger. She married Lindbergh “Lindy” L. DeGroff on …